TR: Norwegian Pearl Pt. 4: A Coaster For All Seasons (1/3-1/4/2012)

Following our day at the private island, it was onto an at sea day and all the doing of nothing that came with it. We made plans early on with our butler to have dinner brought to the room from the steakhouse, taking care of dinner preparations. Aside from that, we did next to nothing. Some walking occurred. Some visits to the buffet. Lots of time spent with books or the Kindle Fire. Not much was “done” aside from relaxation. We did take in the production show: a Frankie Valli tribute that was competently performed and featured some unintentional guffaws when the lead of the ground crashed into some teenager who was headed for the door during a run up the stairs. There was also a invitation-only free drink cruise talk for the Latitudes members (like us) which we attended, cared little about, and departed from, forgetting almost the entire thing.

On the sun deck, the place was packed with humanity. Chairs and people were all over the goddamned place, it was loud, and difficult to get through. All the more reason to head back to our private balcony. Our dinner from Cagney’s was good, but not $25/pp upcharge good. If you do order, get the fillet. I chose the ribeye but I didn’t think it was anything more impressive than what was on the every day menu over at Indigo (one of the free restaurants on board). The sides were very good, to their credit.

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